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The unexpected power of initial graces - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.How were the beginnings of your faith journey? Where did you find refuge and encouragement? Do you verify in yourself this disproportion between the beginnings and the outcome? What are the stages the Lord led you through in your growth?

The images of the lamp and the measure - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.How does Jesus intend that your light shine for others? Who are the people whose light, whose faith, love, example, have illumined your own path? What's the measure you use to judge what you expect from others? Are you living up to those expectations yourself?

The parable of the sower - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.Can you identify situations for each one of these soils in your life? Which is the prevalent one? What would the Lord ask of you, so that you can become good soil?

How did Jesus deal with family rejection? – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.

The mystery of willful blindness – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.Could stubbornness get the best of you in some moments? How is the Lord reasoning with you, so that you may always stay open to the light? How do you resist those who oppose you? And what would Jesus want you to learn from the way in which He confronted his accusers?

What is meant by the coming of the kingdom of God? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What do you think was most striking for people who encountered Jesus in those early days of his ministry? What are the characteristics of the kingdom Jesus brought? What change of mentality do you need to enter that kingdom more fully?

The double cross Jesus chose to bear - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What are the crosses you find in your path right now? Which of them are the result of your choices to serve Christ? How have you been strengthened or transformed by those crosses? Is the Lord inviting you to reconsider some of those choices, or to gain courage and go for more?

The task of calling and forming disciples - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.Imagine Jesus forming his closest disciples. Then apply this to yourself: How has Jesus formed you? Who have been His human instruments in forming you in faith? He has called you to be with him. Are you nourishing this aspect of being with him? Where, to whom is He sending you?

How Jesus balanced an intense life - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What is the motivation that drives you to undertake the different responsibilities you have, or may have, in your career, family, or ministry? What are the boundaries that the Lord is inviting you to set, so as to guard that important balance that you need?

How Jesus handled hard situations - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What calls your attention in these emotions we notice in Christ? How do these sentiments of Christ resonate with you? In what ways is He inviting you to imitate him?

Keeping the sabbath in perspective – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings. What would Jesus say to you?Would He encourage you to be more observant of Sunday as a day of rest? Would He say to you what He said to the Pharisees: don't make one single principle absolute when you need to balance it out? How would Jesus encourage you to achieve a better balance in your life?

Why were the disciples not supposed to fast while Jesus was with them? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What are the things you need to fast from, so as to reconnect with Jesus? Is Jesus inviting you to grow from an identity centered on disciplines and customs, to an identity centered on your relationship with him?

Why did Jesus come into the world as a sacrifice? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.Why did God come in a sacrificial way? What connections do you discover between love and sacrifice? What does it look like to receive new life from God? What instances have you seen of something like that?

The conversion of St. Matthew - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.

Miracles pointing to spiritual restoration - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.How has the grace of salvation you received shown in visible signs in your life? How are physical, relational, and spiritual healing connected in your experience?

Christ's sacrificial ministry of healing – Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What is the Lord encouraging in you through this example? What fears does He want to dispel? What aspect of your life is He illumining through his example?

Christ's balance in the midst of intense activity - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What criteria and boundaries help you balance the many demands around you? How do you recover a clear sense of purpose when there are many things going on? What can you learn from Jesus in this passage?

Jesus' authority over the powers of evil - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.How is Jesus inviting you to trust in his guidance and authority? What are some of the lies of the evil one that you are exposed to at times? How does your life look like when you are guided by Christ? How does it look like when that's not the case?

A new lifestyle and vocations as signs of the kingdom - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.How does this passage relate to the beginnings of the kingdom of God in your life? Do you notice these traits of the kingdom in your own calling and interactions in the community of faith? What would Jesus want to say to you through these reflections?

The higher logic of God - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What calls your attention in Christ's plan to start his ministry the way He did? How does this resonate with you, that Jesus decided to share with you the weight of your sins and challenges? What's significant in the way Christ manifested his identity?

The temptation to become territorial - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.How does the message of this gospel resonate with you? Is any attachment becoming an obstacle to seeking what is ultimately most important?

Jesus came to heal us from our brokenness - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.Is there a situation in your life in which Jesus doesn't want you to mirror back what you find around you, but to radiate his light? How has He manifested his healing and salvation in your life so far?

The identity and mission of the Messiah - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.In what way is the clarity Jesus had about his identity and mission significant to you? Why was it important for the Lord to explain to us the nature of his mission? What is the danger of misunderstanding what his mission was about, and why is there so much resistance to understanding it correctly?

Why did Jesus allow his disciples to struggle? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.(1) Is your own life rooted in God? What is your heart centered on? (2) What storms come to mind, when you picture yourself with the disciples? Why would Jesus allow you to face those difficult moments? (3) Where have you seen the power of God? Have you seen him advance over situations that seemed like a dead end?

Christ's gaze of compassion - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.How does the Lord look at the world? How does He look at you and those around you? What does He want for us? What calls your attention about God's love for us, about all He has done to unite us to himself?

What did Jesus mean by the Kingdom of God? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What impresses you the most in the Lord's words? What strikes you in the gestures and the person of Christ? What are the reactions and feelings you notice in the crowd around you? Is there anything the Lord is inspiring you to do, so that his kingdom may grow within you and around you?

How do we respond to God's coming to our world? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.How can you picture yourself thriving by using your talents for God's kingdom? What are the fears or attachments that could keep you from attempting that?

Why did John say he didn't know Jesus? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.How have you grown in knowledge of Christ and of yourself? What signs and situations helped you acquire both types of knowledge?

On accepting our mission and ourselves - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.

How to receive God's words and signs - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.Do you see different signs of God converging in your life? In what ways would you say that the word of God has added depth to your life experience? How can you grow as a listener?

The invisible world entered our visible world - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.When did the glory of Christ shine at its brightest for you? What has that manifestation of God's glory done in your life? What have you received from his fullness?

What Simeon and Anna have to teach us - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What strikes you in the fact that God has chosen these messengers to bring you such important news? What does it tell you about God and about your own faith journey? What does it imply for our relationship with the Church?

Jesus, the fulfilment of the Law - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What would you like to see at the end of your life? What are your aspirations? What are the things you will look back upon when you are older, and will make you say like Simeon: now let your servant go in peace?

St. Joseph as a model of leadership - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What do you find inspiring in the figure of St. Joseph? How has God provided for you when facing trials? What lessons in discernment can you take from this passage?

The virtue of charity in John the Apostle - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What calls your attention in the style of charity that is exemplified in John the apostle? What is the Lord telling you through the interactions of Peter and John?

The trials of martyrs, a participation in Christ's Passion - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What's been the spiritual fruit of going through trials and rejection? What does Jesus want you to learn from the testimony of martyrs?

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What do you find most moving in what God has done for us? What traits of God's character stand out to you in this prologue? Have you seen the power of God entering someone's heart and transforming it? What does that transformation look like?

What prompted Zechariah to speak that way? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What are those partial fulfillments of God's promises in your life that enable you to anticipate the complete fulfilment of his promises? How has He already anticipated his promise of making you holy? How has the Lord purified your heart so that you can see his signs more clearly?

The trial of Zechariah - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.In this meditation you can consider whether God has used some situations that threw you a bit off balance to purify your heart. What growth did the Lord intend for you? How is He using current trials to purify you? What is the freedom Jesus wants for you, so you can be ready to accept greater gifts from him?

Mary's Magnificat - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.Think of some situations you have seen that resonate with Mary's words. How do you think the Lord wants you to blend humility and great aspirations in your own life? What could be the great dreams that God has for you? And what would it look like to remain humble, even when attaining those dreams?

The trials of Joseph - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What calls your attention about Joseph's trial? What do you find inspiring in the way he acted? Can you relate to the complexity of his position, one that required leadership and obedience at the same time?

Was Mary unassertive? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What do you find inspiring in her? In what way does God want Mary to be a good influence for you? What can you learn from her responses?

Readiness for demanding graces - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.With what aspect of your faith journey does this passage resonate? Have some opportunities and gifts from God placed some demand or constraints on you? How have you been led to grow because of those opportunities?

Why was Joseph left in the dark? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.Have you seen these dynamics at work in your life? Are there situations in your life in which God is calling you to be faithful to the light that is available to you at this time? Has He purified your heart through different tests, so that you may be ready for the mission He has for you?

Is the genealogy of Jesus relevant to us? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.How were the people in this genealogy an anticipation of who Jesus would be, or of something that He would solve? How have the factors of your own natural story been assumed, purified and redeemed in your new life in Christ?

Two types of disobedience - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.Have you lived at some point in the first type of open rebellion? How did God reach your heart? Is God using the example of others to encourage you to take a step of conversion? What signs could help you detect if there are pockets of rebellion in your soul?

Do we have the authority to judge Christ? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.Is there is any area in your heart in which you have accepted some inconsistency? Do you see the importance of trusting God's authority? Have you seen, in your case or in the case of others, what life is like when there's no guidance of any authority? How do things look different when the voice of Christ is guiding you?

“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?” - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.What signs would Jesus bring before your eyes in moments of desolation? What words can you imagine him say, praising you in the midst of trials? In what way is Jesus inviting you to align your discipline with the promptings of the Holy Spirit?

Was Elijah supposed to come back before Christ? - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.Why do you think God sent someone in the spirit of Elijah to prepare his coming? Could anything be eclipsing the signs of God's coming to us this Advent? What would the Lord want you to do in preparation?

On the visitation, and on some keys to Mary's holiness - Fr. Lucas Laborde. Click here for today's readings.Is God opening doors in your life, doors that could lead to growth? Can you find examples of things you did beyond what was your duty that led to good fruits in your human and spiritual growth? How has the Lord encouraged you to grow by pointing you toward good companions on the journey?